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Paul George executed a vicious chasedown block during the fourth quarter of the Pacers' 107-90 Game 1 win over the Hawks at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on Sunday.

With a little more than 11 minutes remaining in the final period, George missed a jump shot and couldn't track down the offensive rebound. Shelvin Mack came up with the board and looked to push tempo during the exchange, leading Atlanta on a three-on-two fast-break opportunity. Well, it was a three-on-two until George timed his leap perfectly to swat Mack's lay-up attempt hard off the backboard, causing the ball to carom all the way out to midcourt off of two bounces. Replays showed George's elbow at rim-level when he smacked away the transition attempt.

George, one of the league's best two-way wings, finished with a game-high 23 points (on three-for-13 shooting, plus 17-for-18 from the line), 12 assists and 11 rebounds for his first career playoff triple-double.

“I’ve said for this playoff run I’m leaving everything on the floor,” George said. “I know what is expected of me now. I want the pressure. I’ll do whatever it takes.”

“He was all over the place tonight, that’s who Paul George is,” Vogel said. “He doesn’t make the All-Star team because he’s averaging 28 (points) a game like (Kevin) Durant or Carmelo (Anthony), but because he’s one of the most complete players in the game.”

Indiana, the Eastern Conference's No. 3 seed, took a 1-0 series lead over Atlanta, the No. 6 seed. Game 2 is set for Wednesday.